"We got here about 9:30, and we’ve been working nonstop," said Barnett. "Pulling trees, cutting limbs, throwing them in burn piles. It’s a lot of hard work, but it definitely makes you feel good knowing you’re making a difference."

Braeden Howell, another sophomore on the team, said cleaning up the yard was a lot like playing football.

"It obviously can’t be done by one person, it’s gotta be a couple of people, a team, to do it, to accomplish it. That’s the same thing on the football field," said Howell. "If one person is wrong, it’s not going to turn out good for the whole team. It takes the whole team putting in effort and knowing what to do. Out here, it’s the same. You gotta have the whole team to finish the job."

The homeowner said just watching the football players work brought tears to her eyes.